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HMM Places Order for 9 Methanol-fueled Container Ships

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top container shipper HMM Co. on Tuesday signed a 1.41 trillion-won (US$1.1 billion) deal with two local shipbuilders to build nine methanol-propelled container ships as part of its push to go carbon neutral. Under the deal, Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co., an affiliate of Korea Shipbuilding & [...]

S. Korea to Spend 36 bln Won to Build Test Bed for Green Ships

SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Wednesday it plans to invest 36.4 billion won (US$32.3 million) to build a new test bed to speed up the development of carbon-neutral ships. A new test center will also be built in Mokpo, 410 kilometers south of Seoul, where businesses and institutions can demonstrate their [...]